Microscopic Life of Eupleides

Environment

As one billion years ticked in Eupleides, on the surface, Rhopendalea (one land mass that formed shortly after the planet was formed) divided into three continents.  Under the surface, the cooling of the planet’s crust caused a tremendous number of lightnings brought about the formation of amino acids in the depths of Euseus and Capripous oceans (the body of water that fills up 80% of Eupleides’ surface).

Amino acid on Eupleides

Early Life Forms

The first one celled organisms that developed from the chemical reaction of amino acids came from the depths of the frigid waters of North Euseus ocean (5 degrees Celsius) particularly lodging in between the mid ocean ridges that separate Penancea from the two other continents.  Ten million years later, these one celled organisms were also found in the warmer shallower coastline of Rhoneah continent.  These organisms started without a central nucleus that organized the cell’s activity.

Unos cell

Development & Adaptation

Another ten million years passed and the cells found in both North and South Euseus developed a nucleus after some changes and mutations occurred. A number of cells ingested smaller cell, creating another structure with a membrane

Unos ingesting another Unos cell

Reproduction

10 million years ago all cells in the ocean of Euseus reproduced asexually (nucleic acid within the cell with no nucleus just divided into two).

Senses & Behavior

These cells were curious because Unos—the cells found in cold North Euseus, were heterotrophic (They got their energy from the slowly melting ice containing minerals like silicon, aluminum, and magnesium). Meanwhile the Dos cells that were found in the warmer South Euseus around the coast of Rhoneah, were autotrophic (got their energy from Luminous light rays).  Furthermore Unos, had simpler life functions much like a single celled bacteria—(an Archebacteria on Earth), in our Solar system, on the other side of the galaxy).  Unos, was able to join with other Unos cells, forming a simple layer of tissue named Tres.  It floats on the surface of North Euseus relying heavily on the light rays of Luminous for its energy. Over time, Tres contributed to the evolution of life forms. 

Unos joining to form Tres tissue

Dos cells also aggregated and gave rise to Quatro. Quatro, developed a mechanism of absorbing broken down minerals from decaying Quatro cells, giving it the characteristics of Unos as heterotrophic (feeding from outside). But not only that, Quatro could also switch to its photosynthetic ability when available minerals were scarce.  Quatro was very much like Earth’s Protists organisms that could get their energy both ways. 

Quatro tissue

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